Phrase (usually used in formal writing and formal speech) (Advanced ㊤ 440)
A phrase indicating that something goes beyond a spatial/temporal boundary.
Equivalent: Doesn’t stop with ~; doesn’t end with ~; not limited to ~; going beyond ~; not only ~ (but also ~)
| (i) Noun(だけ) | にとどまらず | |
| 日本(だけ) にとどまらず | Something is not limited to Japan, and ~ | |
| その時代(だけ) にとどまらず | Something goes beyond that age ~ | |
| (ii) Vinformal(だけ) | にとどまらず | |
| {読む/読んだ}(だけ) にとどまらず | Not only does/did someone read something, but ~ | |
| (iii) {Noun/Adjectiveなstem} | であるにとどまらず | |
| 証明するものであるにとどまらず | Something not only serves as evidence | |
| 重要であるにとどまらず | Something is not only important | |
| (iv) Adjectiveいinformal | だけにとどまらず | |
| 面白いだけにとどまらず | Something is not only interesting |
